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Old 08-16-2017, 12:37 PM
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You don't indicate what material you were thinking of in regards to "lamination". However, neither of the planes you listed are intended to be "laminated" with anything nor covered in fiberglass cloth.

If your question is because you want to make the planes more crash-resistant, it might make them more resistant to damage in the event of a crash, however you'll be adding significant weight which will most likely adversely affect the flight characteristics of the planes.

If you're interest is because you want to paint the planes, foam planes can be painted with the proper type of paint (I don't fly foamies so I am not familiar with what paint to recommend).

In any case, you would not paint and then fiberglass over the paint. You fiberglass and then prime and paint.